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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychologist and philosopher Thomas Moore talks with Anne Strainchamps about the connections between springtime and death, and how flowers reflect this.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The Oxford English Dictionary was created in 1857, and was expected to be finished within ten years. The first edition was finally completed 71 years later.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Is science really open to every good idea?  Controversial biologist Rupert Sheldrake says modern science is mired in various dogmas - boundaries you're not supposed to cross, at least if you value your job and your reputation.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

For the Aboriginal people of Australia, the concept of "The Dreaming" means an existence with no linear time.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison remembers her childhood in Ohio.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sarah Bakewell is the author of “How to Live” an unorthodox biography of the great French philosopher and essayist Montaigne.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sonu Shamdasani is a historian of psychology at University College, London, and editor of Carl Jung's "Red Book."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philosopher Gregory Sadler has a fascinating take on the famous line from French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre’s 1944 play, “No Exit.”

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